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BUINOUS COAL STRIKT.

RIOTING MINERS CAUSE ENORMOUS DAMAGE,

SHOPS PLUNDERED.

FROSPECTS OF SETTLEMENT STILL INDEFINITE,

LONDON, AI 19.

Reports of the disastrens effects of the coal strike upon industries continue to come in from all parts of the country. The latest is that many potteries in North Staffordshire have closed down and 22,000 operatives are idle. Meanwhile the anger of the miners has found vent in disturbances in Scotland. The worst rioting since the crisis began occurred yesterday in Lanarkshire. Shops in Blantyre were plündered of provisions which were deliberately wasted. Enormoes damage is reported to have been done to buildings and plant as the result of rioting in Fifeshire.

LONDON, April 19.

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COAL STRIKE.

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Losnos, April 18th A significant statement was made in the House of Commons, late last night, which is thought to increase the prospects of the settlement of the coal situation.

Mr. Floyd George declared that, although the Government was unable to accept indefinite ability, it did not clade the possibility of a subsidy for a permanent settlement.

Lesbos, April 19th. The Northumberland Miners' Associa- tion has instructed its delegates to the national conference, on April and, to ask The coal owners' negotiating committee held long conferences to-day the Executive Committee to meet the with officials of the Mines Department. It is expected that when the coal-owners and the Government again miners' executive meet on Thursday they will be informed that the owners to ascertain the nature of the temporary wages settlement which they are pre- are prepared to discuss important modifications of the wage scales prepared to offer, provided that the question of the National Wage Board.and the Pool viously offered.

is discussed later.

Loxoos, April 19th. The fact that cost-owners met this morning, and proceeded, after a short conference, to the Board of Trade to in- terview the Secretary of Mines is the only indication of any movement with view to a solution of the drifting situa- tion. It is surmised that the mine owners would take an early opportunity to res pond to the request of the Miners' Federation for the elucidation of Lord Gainford's offer to forego profits at present.

The Federation says that, before the offer can be treated seriously, it must be stated whether the owners, explicitly in suggesting readjustments of wage schedules, are prepared to agree that the ricter districts must assist the poorer. The Federation contends that the offer is worthless as it stands at present.

LATEST NEGOTIATIONS.

LONDON, April 19.

The coal-owners spent over two hours at the Board of Trade conferring with the Secretary of Mines, after which their president announced that there had been no new developments. Subsequently the Mining Association made a statement doubting the usefulness of replying to the Miners' Federation's demand for information as regards the offer of the owners to THE FINEST INSTRUMENTS IN THE WORLD, forego profits and revise the wage schedule. The Association said that it appeared the Federation was not prepared to discuss wages until its two chief demands had been conceded. The owners could not possibly say more than they had already said without discussion with the Federation, as if they attempted to readjust conditions without consulting the men's repre- sentatives. they would run the risk of being accused of going back on old standing pre-war agreements.

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DREYFUS CASE RECALLED.

PARIS, April 19, . Joseph Reinach, the journalist who was the promoter of the revision of the Dreyfus case, is dead:

NEW INDIAN GOVERNMENT LOAN.

LONDON, April 19th. Arrangements are being made for under- writing the new Indian Government 7 per cent. loan of £7,500,000 Bonds, which are repayable 1826 at £102, or in 1831

a par, and convertible into Indis 3 per

cent-on a basis of £202 in 1999 and £200 in 1923. The lean is principally for the United Kingdom.

[Joseph Reinach contributed to the Figura under the name of Polybe and to the Revue de Paris. He started his career as a lawyer. From 1881, to 1882 he was secretary to Gambetta, and after the latter's death Vice-purchase of railway material in the President of the Republique Francaise. He was several times a deputy and during the war was for six months, on the staff of General Galieni He was twice married. His only son was killed during the war.]

SHIPPING SLUMP.

"THE WORST IN LIVING MEMORY.”

ALARMING FIGURES.

LONDON, April 19.

REPARATIONS COMMISSION.

BERLIN, April 10th Considerable feeling has been aroused

by a semi-oficial sancuncement that the Reparation Commission has

transmitted

to

the

a verbal demand that the Reichsbank's gold reserves must be transferred occupied zone before May 1st, as security against German deliveries under the Treaty. Burglars, subsequently, broke in into the offices of the inter-Allied Mission and removed a safe containing a small sum of money.

Britain is suffering from the worst shipping slump in living memory, Approximately 900 British vessels of a tonnage of over 2,000,000 have been

PARIS, April 19th. driven to anchor by industrial stagnation and dissension. A city authority result of the failure of her recent

According to latest advices, Germany declares that ships to-day are unworkable and unsaleable and are "being overtures to the Cabinets at Berno, given away with a pound of tea.” Shipbuilding centres bave been hit hard. Prague, Washington and Brussels-bas There are 56,000 workers unemployed and over 170,000 in the engineering abandoned the attempt to find an inter and ironfounding trades. Recently a Japanese vessel of 4,000 tons sold for mediary to convey to the Allies her new counter-proposals, which are believed to £10,000. Last year the ship was withdrawn from the auctions at £32,000, be largely a recapitulation of the pro posals made in London on March 7th. În while earlier owners refused £90,000.

the meanwhile, the Reparations Commis sion is co

completing the

the estimate of the amount of reparations to be claimed from Germany on May 1st, and the French experts are continuing their examination of the economic and military penalties. which are to be applied in the event of Germany's continued refusal to meet her obligaticus.

COSTA BIJA OIL.

AMERICAN CONSUL CRITICISES BRITISH CONCESSION.

NEW YORK, April 19. The newspapers at Washington state that Mr. Hughes on April 15, sent a note to Britain with reference to allegations made in the House of Commons that the United States Government endeavoured improperly to procure the annulment of certain pil concessions to a British company in Costa Rica. The note says that the American consul at San Jose was not anthorised to criticise the concession but adds that such criticism accords with the policy of the United States which does not recognise usurping governments.

CRICKET AZABOX.

BOARD OF CONTROL APPOINTS SELECTORS.

LONDON, April 19.

A meeting of the Cricket Board of Control appointed R. Spooner, H. K. Foster, and J. Daniell as selectors for the season's test matches with power to co-opt, the captain, when selected also to call in consultatively two professionals. The selectors will make the players' acceptance conditional on a promise that he does not contribute any article or statement to the Press respecting soy match he plays in until the end of the season.

STORMER KÄISKRIN BURIED

SOMBRE SCENES AT POTSDAM.

BERLIN, April 19,

According to the Echo de Paris, the fresh territory to be occupied in the Ruhr region excludes the districts of Hamen and Iserlohn and includes Elberfeld-a wide, with a population of 4,000,000. I total area, 75 kilometres long and -95 is believed that seven divisions of troops would be ample for the task.

PARIS, April 16. · As announced yesterday, an im portant Cabinet meeting took place to consider, according to M. Briand's. own words, the contingencies of the present mom erit, M. Millerand pre- sided, and the War Minister, with Marshals Foch and Petain, were pre- « sent. Speaking before the Parlia mentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, M. Briand stated that Ger- many's dilatory policy had now been overdone. France is resolved to secure this time solid, positive guar- antees.-Havas.

SILK SWINDL”.

A FORGED DELIVERY-ORDER.

The managing partner of the Chung Teun Yick Import and Export- firm of No. 35, Des Voeux Road West, reports to the police that yesterday an unknown. Chinese obtained delivery of three cases of raw silk, vained at $2,870, consigned to his mabop,mírom the La Bashank, b

means of a delivery order bearing the Forged chop of the complainant's shop. The police are "investigeţing,

to the identity of the swindler,

Sombre scenes were witnessed on the arrival of the remains of the former Kaiseria at Wildpark Station, near Potsdam. The former Crown Princess, the younger members of the former Imperial familly, former Court. dignitaries, and a party cf. ex-officers with lowered swords awaited the train. Many wreaths which were presented at various malossian zouta from Holland covered the coffin over which an all-night vigil, was kept by officers of the regiments of which the ex-Kaiserin was honorary colonel A huge crowd followed the remains to Fastdam where there were enormous ; - but so far no che has been found an

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